Bennett balls out!

Michael Bennett dressed for every game last year. He made the road trips. The coaches kept talking about how well he was doing in practice.

But as Allen Iverson would say, it’s only practice. Bennett, the freshman receiver, never played, and figured all along he would redshirt.

That makes this spring a bit different for Bennett.

“It’s just a lot more pressure on me,” he said. “But I feel like I’m embracing that and stepping up to the occasion, just really making plays out there.”

The 6-foot-3 product of Alpharetta got his wake-up call the first day of spring practice, when the receivers rolled out to the field without the likes of A.J. Green and Kris Durham. It hit Bennett that his time was coming.

“I was running (with) the twos, and I was like, Man I haven’t run with the twos in a while,” Bennett said. “So you’ve just gotta calm yourself down.”

Bennett is playing the “X” receiver spot, which lines up on the side closest to the boundary. He got good reviews for his performance in Saturday’s scrimmage, catching a long pass from freshman quarterback Christian LeMay.

There’s plenty of opportunity for any of the receivers to move up the depth chart. Tavarres King is basically set as the No. 1 option, and Marlon Brown will get every chance to start at split end. But the Bulldogs like to shuttle in a lot of receivers, opening up chances for guys like Bennett, Rantavious Wooten, Israel Troupe and Chris Conley.

Bennett said his strength is reliability in catching the ball – “I don’t really drop it” – while he had a blunt assessment of the rest of his game.

“I feel like I’m gonna run good routes. “I’m still working on the blocking – blocking’s not really my thing,” Bennett said, laughing. “But it’s goonna work out.”

REST???? ANYONE??!!

Some dayz it seems like the only place that you can get rest is in the greatest lobby on campus in the RANKIN SMITH BUILDING. 5minz, 10minz, it don't matter, right before tutoring you have to shotty no blitz no challengea seat and go to sleep after the long dayz we have. nice, soft leather sofa's and chairs. couldn't ask for more. Nobody understandz how tired athletes really get. we are the first students up on campus in the morning and the last to get done with athletic activities. It's crazy how hard we work and compete and go to school at the same time and take on study hall and tutoring all in one, along with learning playbooks and play scripts. this is a very demanding job!

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'TWEEN THE HEDGES ON 1ST SCRIMMAGE SATURDAY IN ATHENS!

The dawgz had their first scrimmage of the spring saturday April 2, 2011 and it was a site to see. According to Coach Richt the practice was very exciting and the dawgz practiced with a lot of enthusiasm and really got after it. Some key players recognized on the offensive side of the ball by Richt were Michael Bennett WR, Hutson Mason QB, and suprisingly a walk-on by the name of Brandon Harton RB. Word is he really tore it up, hopefully could add some much needed depth to the injury riden backfield for the spring game. Richt also noted on the defensive side of the ball that Kwame Geathers really impressed him with his play and his dominance up the middle in the 3-4 defense. "Kwame has done alot and has came along way from where he was last year, he has really been an impact." said Mike Thornton. Other than that, there is nothing going on in Athens after the scrimmage but rest....Much needed rest. lol until then, peace out.

JUST ANOTHER THURSDAY AS A UGA FOOTBALL PLAYER...

Wake up at 6:30 A.M. (That’s right… A.M) Get outside to catch a ride with ne of the guys, usually Hutson Mason, Parker Welch, or T.J. Stripling. Then off to the 2^nd greatest building on campus (not really). RANKIN SMITH ATHLETIC ACADEMIC CENTER at 7:00 for mentoring and mandatory study hall. Oh, don’t be late! Don’t wana have to run on a Saturday morning with Joe T., I hear its pure hell. We get the breakdown of our day and then at 8:00 its time to go to mandatory breakfast over at ECV dinning hall, so close to the dorms that it is tempting to go back to the room and sleep the day away but of course that wouldn’t be doing it the GEORGIA way, pull a stunt like that and you will definitely have a Saturday with Joe T. and that’s a big NO-NO. Off to classes after breakfast, not too bad, just tiring but hey, that’s the life we live right?  After classes then back to ECV for mandatory lunch, get your pic taken then eat all of your healthy food and get your mind right for another two hours of study hall and tutoring sessions. No breaks because we are young and our bodies and minds can handle the pace that we go at… yea right! But after study hall get your mind ready for meetings and practice, it’s going to be a cool day but it’ll be a tough one. Practice is over, defense balls out again and now it’s time for mandatory dinner, which I can understand. The back to studying and doing work either at the room or back at the Rankin Smith Building, which closes at 10pm. Then off to bed for a repeat of the exact same thing! I’m tired just from thinking about it! Phhew!

SPRING DAYZ AT UGA

Spring practice started for the dawgz march 10th, it was a pretty high tempo practice with cool weather and a lot of enthusiasm. The dawgz stepped out in helmet and sweats, being the first day out. They look a lot bigger than last year being that strength program took a complete turn around with Joe T. Word is they work hard and embrace the challenge. Could we see a change in the philosophy of Georgia Football and the start of something new? Practice resumed on the 21st and it was also a helmets and shorts practice... stay tuned for more action on UGA football.